CN104903810A - Display surface containing a cut region reformatting display data - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile assembly, having: a case having a first face and a second face opposite to the first face; a display screen positioned on the first face, the display screen configured for receiving display instructions used to position display data on a display surface of the display screen; a computer processor mounted in an interior of the case; a memory mounted in the interior of the case for storing instructions for execution by the computer processor to implement one or more operations of a display module providing the display instructions; an electronic component positioned on the first face within a peripheral boundary of the display surface; and a physical cut region in the display surface, the physical cut region located on the first face about the electronic component. It is also recognized that the physical cutout can be embodied as a virtual cutout in the display data that can be repositioned in location about the display surface.

Description

Reformats the display surface containing the cutout area for displaying data

This non-provisional patent application claims priority based on the following prior patent applications: Patent Application No. GB1222054.7 filed on December 7, 2012, entitled "User Experience Bible"; filed on December 20, 2012 The application number is GB1223011.6, a patent application titled "Device with a Display"; the application number GB1303275.0 filed on February 25, 2013, a patent application titled "Device with a Display"; March 2013 The application No. US 61/787,333 filed on March 15, entitled "A device with a display"; the application No. GB 1222457.2 filed on December 13, 2012, entitled "Reverse Mode" patent application; and the patent application filed on December 20, 2012 with the application number GB1222987.8 entitled "Reversal Mode 2", the contents of all these applications are hereby incorporated by reference.

technical field

The present invention relates to mobile devices in which the display surface includes a cutout area to reformat display data.

Background technique

Computing devices are increasingly ubiquitous. For example, a user can interact with a traditional desktop computer, tablet computer, mobile phone, etc. to use a wide variety of functions for both work and personal use. In addition, the variety of capabilities available to users of these mobile devices continues to increase, including application workflow complexity and multimedia capabilities.

Current users require their devices to provide uninterrupted interaction between the user and device expressive functions (eg, executing applications). It is also desirable to selectively use the screen or screens of a mobile device for power management purposes, while still enabling efficient and convenient use of the device and the application functions required by the user.

Typically, a mobile device has a display surface disposed in an area of the mobile device that excludes the camera, flash and other electronic components of the mobile device. This limits the area of the display surface, and the amount of information to be displayed on the display surface.

Contents of the invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide a device and method with one or more screens for displaying data such that at least one of the above-mentioned disadvantages is obviated or mitigated.

Typically, a mobile device has a display surface disposed in an area of the mobile device that excludes the camera, flash and other electronic components of the mobile device. This limits the area of the display surface and the amount of information to be displayed on the display surface. In contrast to current devices and methods, the present invention provides a mobile device comprising: a housing having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a display screen configured to receive display instructions for positioning display data on a display surface of the display screen; a computer processor mounted inside the housing; a computer processor mounted inside the housing for memory storing instructions for execution by the computer processor to perform one or more operations of a display module that provides the display instructions; on the first surface located on the display surface an electronic component within the peripheral boundary of the display surface; and a physical cutout area in the display surface on the first surface surrounding the electronic component. It should also be appreciated that physical cutouts can be implemented as virtual cutouts in the display data, the location of which can be repositioned around the display surface. For example, TV channels often place their branding in an area (the corner) of the display that can be thought of as a cutout because the branding stays on top of the display data on the display, thus blocking the branding Some information about the display data behind the image.

According to a first aspect, the present invention provides a mobile device comprising: a casing having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a display on the first surface screen configured to receive display instructions for positioning display data on a display surface of the display screen; a computer processor mounted inside the housing; mounted inside the housing for storing a memory of instructions to be executed by the computer processor to perform one or more operations of a display module that provides the display instructions; on the first surface at the periphery of the display surface an electronic component within the boundary; and a physical cutout area in the display surface on the first surface surrounding the electronic component.

According to another aspect, the present invention provides a method of reformatting display data in a first format into display data in a second format, the method comprising instructions, when executed by a computer processor: receiving a first displaying display data in a format for display on a display surface; accessing location data for a physical cutout area, the location data defining a cutout perimeter of the physical cutout area in the display surface; using the location data, by placing the first display a portion of the display data in a format relocated to a location on the display surface outside the periphery of the cutout, thereby reformatting the display data into the second display format, the display data a portion is determined to be located within the periphery of the cutout; and sending display instructions for the display data in the second display format to be displayed on a display surface on a display screen; wherein the display module restricts the display data to be located within the in the physical incision area.

According to another aspect, the present invention provides a method of reformatting display data in a first format into display data in a second format, the method comprising instructions, when executed by a computer processor: receiving a first displaying display data in a format to display on a display surface; accessing positional data of a physical cutout area, said positional data defining a cutout periphery of the physical cutout area in said display surface; using said positional data, by deleting said first display formatting a portion of the display data, thereby reformatting the display data into the second display format, the portion of the display data being determined to be within the periphery of the cutout; and for the second display format Sending a display command for the display data to be displayed on the display surface on the display screen.

According to another aspect, the present invention provides a mobile device case comprising: a cover case having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a display screen on a display screen configured to receive display instructions for positioning display data on a display surface of the display screen; on the first surface within the peripheral boundaries of the display surface an electronic component; and a physically cutout area in the display surface on the first surface surrounding the electronic component.

According to another aspect, the present invention provides a mobile device comprising: a housing having a surface; a display screen positioned on the surface, the display screen being configured to receive display instructions for positioning display data on the display surface of the display screen; a computer processor mounted inside the housing; a memory mounted inside the housing for storing instructions to be executed by the computer processor to perform one or more operations of a display module providing the display instructions; electronic components on the surface located within the peripheral boundaries of the display surface; and a virtual cutout area in the display surface, the A virtual cutout area is located on the surface around a selected location of the display module within the peripheral boundary.

According to another aspect, the present invention provides a method of reformatting display data in a first format into display data in a second format, the method comprising instructions, when executed by a computer processor: receiving a first display data in a display format to be displayed on a display surface; selecting position data of a virtual cutout area, the position data defining a virtual cutout periphery of the virtual cutout area in the display surface; using the position data, by placing the first relocating a portion of the display data in a display format into a location on the display surface outside the periphery of the virtual cutout, thereby reformatting the display data into the second display format, the display a portion of data is determined to be located within the periphery of the virtual cutout; and sending display instructions for the display data in the second display format to be displayed on a display surface on a display screen; wherein the display module limits the display data in the region of the virtual incision.

According to another aspect, the present invention provides a method of reformatting display data in a first format into display data in a second format, the method comprising instructions, when executed by a computer processor: receiving a first display data in a display format to be displayed on a display surface; selecting position data of a virtual cutout area, said position data defining a virtual cutout periphery of a virtual cutout area in said display surface; using said positional data, by deleting said first a portion of the display data in a display format, thereby reformatting the display data into the second display format, the portion of the display data determined to be within the periphery of the virtual cutout; and for the second Said display data in a display format sends a display command to be displayed on a display surface on a display screen.

Description of drawings

The detailed description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings. The use of the same reference numbers in different instances in the specification and drawings indicates similar or identical items.

Figure 1 is a view of a mobile device.

FIG. 2 is an alternative embodiment of the mobile device shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a different view of the mobile device shown in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 4 is an alternative embodiment of the mobile device shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is an alternative embodiment of the mobile device shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the mobile device shown in FIG. 5 .

FIG. 7 is a view of a surface of a mobile device according to an alternative embodiment of the mobile device shown in FIG. 1 .

8 to 10 are views of a display surface of a display screen of a mobile device according to alternative embodiments of the mobile device shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 11 is an alternate embodiment of the mobile device shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 12 is an alternate embodiment of the mobile device shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of a computer processing system of the mobile device shown in FIG. 1 .

14-17 are alternative embodiments of the computer processing system of the mobile device shown in FIG. 13 .

FIG. 18 is a structure of a housing of the mobile device shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 .

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of a display method for the device shown in FIG. 1 .

Detailed ways

The invention can be implemented in numerous ways, including as a computer program; as a computer apparatus; as a computer system; as a mobile device with one or more display screens, as a mobile device with multiple on-board A mobile device with a display connected to a mobile device cover for a display screen, a computer program product embodied on a computer-readable storage medium—for example, a physical memory—a processor, whereby one or more computer processors are configured to execute in conjunction with Instructions stored and/or provided on a physical memory connected to the processor, and/or software embodied as a set of instructions, which, when executed by the processor, provide the The listed functions expressed by the set of instructions, between or due to the operation of one or more processes (e.g., hardware processes, software processes) on the computing device/ Communication, and data/information between computing devices and cover devices, remote network devices, and/or processors, such as processors configured to execute instructions stored and/or provided on physical memory coupled to the processors (e.g. , to display the content) communication. Accordingly, the computer components and related functionality of the present invention are believed to be necessary in order to provide application coordination, as discussed further below. Thus, coordinated display of contextual display data based on application state can be implemented on one or more displays as desired. It should be appreciated that for multi-display implementations of mobile devices, it is beneficial for an application to have the ability to continuously interact with the user through one display while providing a contextual display of data on the other display, since one display indicates the A specific state of the program, while another display can be used by the user to step through the application workflow related to that state (for example, multiple actions of the application in the same state). As noted above, single or multiple display screens may be located on the mobile device, on the cover of the mobile device, or on the cover of the mobile device and the mobile device, as desired.

The processor may be implemented as an on-board computer component of the mobile device and/or as multiple on-board processors distributed across the covers of the mobile device and connected mobile devices. In this specification, these implementations, or any other form that the invention may take, may be referred to as techniques. In general, modifications may be made to the order of steps of disclosed methods within the scope of the invention. Unless otherwise stated, a component - such as a processor or memory described as being configured to perform a task - may be implemented as a general-purpose component temporarily configured to perform the task at a given time, or as a special-purpose component manufactured to perform the task part. The term processor is used herein to refer to one or more devices, circuits and/or processing cores configured to process data, such as computer program instructions. A processor may utilize or include - for example - the capabilities of a controller or microprocessor. Therefore, any function of a module may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of both. Thus, for brevity, a processor acting as a component of a computer and/or as a set of machine-readable instructions is generally referred to as a processor/module.

One or more embodiments of the invention are described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings that illustrate the principles of the invention. The present invention is described in connection with these embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to any embodiment. The scope of the invention is limited only by the claims and the invention encompasses numerous alternatives, modifications and equivalents. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. These details are provided for the purpose of example and the invention may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. For the purpose of clarity, technical material that is known in the technical fields related to the invention has not been described in detail so that the present invention is not unnecessarily obscured.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that disclosures of any features within a certain paragraph and/or features in different paragraphs may be combined.

The mobile device 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a housing 2 with a first surface 3 and a second surface 4 opposite to the first surface. The display screen 5 is located on the first surface 3 . The electronic component 6 is located on the first surface 3 within the peripheral boundary 7 of the display surface 8 of the display screen 5 . A physical cutout area 9 is located in the display surface 8 on the first surface 3 around the electronic component 6 . The electronic component 6 can be any of the following: imager lens, camera lens, light element, such as a flash device, speaker, microphone, touchpad, switch, connector socket for receiving a connector plug of a peripheral device, such as a headset Jacks, memory card connectors, SIM card connectors, hardware buttons, etc.

The mobile device 11 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 has a housing 12, the housing 12 has a first surface 13, a second surface 14 opposite to the first surface 13, and four walls between the first surface 13 and the second surface 14. a third surface 15. The four third surfaces 15 are the four sides 15 of the housing 12 . The first surface 13 and the second surface 14 are in contact with each other along the four sides 15 of the housing 12 . The display screen 16 is located on the first surface 13 as the first display screen 16 , and the second display screen 17 is located on the second surface 14 . A physical cutout area 18 is provided in a display surface 19 of the first display screen 16 . Imager lens 20 and flash device 21 are located on first surface 13 within peripheral boundary 22 of display surface 19 . A physical cutout area 18 is provided around the imager lens 20 and flash device 21 .

The peripheral border 22 is in the form of a rectangular frame formed as part of the housing 12 of the mobile device 11 . The physical cutout area 18 is rectangular in shape with rounded bottom edges.

The first surface 13 is a curved surface, and the display surface 19 conforms to the curvature of the curved surface of the first surface 13 . The first surface 13 is curved to a greater extent in the first surface region 23 than in the second surface region 24 . The first surface region 23 is adjacent to the contact portion of the first surface 13 and the second surface 14 along the side 15 of the housing 12 . The second surface area 24 is spaced apart from said contact portion and is located in the middle of the display surface 19 .

Mobile device 11 may be a multi-screen device.

Mobile device 11 may have one or more third surfaces 15 .

The first surface 13 and the second surface 14 may contact each other along at least one side 15 of the housing 12 .

The mobile device 100 shown in FIG. 4 has a housing 101 having a first surface 102 and a second surface 103 opposite to the first surface 102 . The first surface 102 and the second surface 103 are in contact with each other along the four sides 104 of the housing 101 . The first surface 102 is a first housing panel 102 and the second surface 103 is a second housing panel 103 . The first housing panel 102 and the second housing panel 103 are connected to each other, thereby forming the interior of the housing 101 of the mobile device 100 .

The display screen 105 is located on the first housing panel 102 . The display screen 105 has a display surface 106 occupying ninety percent of the entire panel surface area of the first housing panel 102 . A physical cutout area 110 is provided in the display surface 106 of the display screen 105 to locate the electronic components 111 .

The second display screen 107 is located on the second housing panel 103 .

The first housing panel 102 is a curved surface, and the display surface 106 conforms to the curvature of the curved surface of the first housing panel 102 . The degree of curvature of the curved surface is greater in the first surface region 108 than in the second surface region 109 . The first surface area 108 is adjacent to the contact portion of the first housing panel 102 and the second housing panel 103 . The second surface area 109 is spaced apart from the contact portion and is located in the middle of the display surface 106 .

Mobile device 100 may be a multi-screen device.

The first surface 102 and the second surface 103 may contact each other along at least one side 104 of the housing 101 .

The mobile device 200 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 has a housing 201 with a first surface 202 and a second surface 203 . The first surface 202 includes a display screen 204 and a support structure 205 on which the display screen 204 is mounted. The electronic component 206 is located within the peripheral boundary 207 of the display surface 208 of the display screen 204 on the first surface 202 . The display surface 208 has a cutout area 209 disposed around the electronic component 206 . The support structure 205 has device locations 210 for mounting electronic components 206 . The first surface 202 is a curved surface, and the display surface 208 conforms to the curvature of the curved surface of the first surface 202 .

Component locations 210 are holes in support structure 205 .

FIG. 7 shows an alternative embodiment of the first surface 300 of the mobile device 1 shown in FIG. 1 . The mobile device has a physical cutout area 301 in the corner of the display surface 302 of the display screen 303 . The shape of the cutout area 301 is a rectangle. The cutout region 301 is located at a corner of the display surface 302 , and a portion of a peripheral edge 306 of the cutout region 301 overlaps (eg, coincides with) a portion of a peripheral boundary 305 of the display surface 302 . The purpose of forming the cutout area 301 is to set the imager lens 304 . Imager lens 304 is located within peripheral boundary 305 of display surface 302 on first surface 300 . The display screen 303 is a bistable screen in the form of an EPD screen.

8 and 9 show alternative embodiments of the display screens 400 and 500 of the mobile phone 1 shown in FIG. 1 .

As shown in FIG. 8 , display screen 400 has a display surface 401 with a physically cutout area 402 . The shape of the physical cutout area 402 is a rectangle with one rounded corner. The cutout region 402 is located on a corner of the display surface 401 , and a portion of a peripheral edge 405 of the cutout region 402 overlaps (eg, coincides with) a portion of a peripheral boundary 404 of the display surface 401 . Imager lens 403 is located in cutout area 402 within peripheral boundary 404 of display surface 401 .

As shown in FIG. 9 , the display screen 500 has a display surface 5021 with a physically cutout area 502 . The shape of the physical cutout area 502 is a rectangle with one rounded corner. Cutout region 502 is located on a corner of display surface 501 , and a portion of peripheral edge 506 of cutout region 502 overlaps (eg, coincides with) a portion of peripheral boundary 504 of display surface 501 . Imager lens 503 and flash device 505 are located in cutout area 502 within peripheral boundary 504 of display surface 501 .

FIG. 10 shows an alternative embodiment of physical cutout areas 601 and 602 of display surface 603 of display screen 600 . The cutout area may be formed in a rectangular form (position 601 ) or a triangular form (position 602 ), and is adjacent to the peripheral boundary 604 of the display surface 603 .

The mobile device 700 shown in FIG. 11 has a housing 701 with a first surface 702 and a second surface 703 . The first surface 702 is a curved surface. The second surface 703 is flat. The first surface 702 and the second surface 703 are connected to each other to form the interior of the housing 701 of the mobile device 400 . The first surface 702 and the second surface 703 are connected to each other along the third surface 704 . The third surface 704 is a curved surface. The curvature of the third device 704 is greater than the curvature of the first surface 702 . The housing 701 of the mobile device 700 is shaped as a flattened sphere. The display screen 705 is located on the first surface 702 as the first display screen 705 , and the second display screen 706 is located on the second surface 703 .

A physical cutout area 708 is provided in the display surface 707 of the first display screen 705 . Electronic component 709 is located on first surface 702 within peripheral boundary 702 of display surface 707 . Physical cutout area 709 is disposed around electronic component 709 . The first surface 702 includes a touch screen layer 711 mounted over the display screen 705 . The second surface 703 includes a second touch screen layer 712 mounted over the second display screen 706 . No hardware buttons are provided on the housing 701 of the mobile device 700 .

Mobile device 700 may be a multi-screen device.

Alternatively, the first surface 702 and the second surface 703 have the same curvature, thereby providing the housing 701 of the mobile device 700 in the form of a sphere.

The mobile device 800 shown in FIG. 12 is placed into a mobile device housing 801 . The mobile device housing 801 has a cover housing with a first surface 802 and a second surface opposite the first surface 802 . The display screen 803 is located on the first surface 802 . The display screen 803 is configured to receive display instructions for positioning display data on a display surface 804 of the display screen 803 . The display screen 803 is an EPD screen. Display surface 804 has a physical cutout area 805 .

The electronic components may be located on the first surface within the peripheral boundary 806 of the display surface 804 . A physical cutout area 805 may be placed around the electronic component.

The mobile device housing 801 shown in FIG. 12 may alternatively include an auxiliary processor, an auxiliary memory, and an auxiliary display module mounted inside the mobile device housing 801 . The secondary memory stores instructions to be executed by the secondary computer processor. The secondary processor is configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations of the secondary display module. Based on display instructions received from the computer processor, the auxiliary display module performs corresponding operations to display data on the display surface 804 of the display screen 803 .

Alternatively, the display of data on the display surface 804 of the display screen 803 of the mobile device housing 801 is performed by a display module of the mobile device.

The cutout area is cut out from the display surface prior to assembly of the mobile device.

The display surface can be covered with glass after the cut-out area has been cut out from the display surface.

The cut-out regions can have different shapes which are adapted to the corresponding curvature of the surface with the display surface, which curvature depends on the curvature of the surface.

In the embodiments described above, the physical cutout area may be replaced by a virtual cutout area provided in the area of the display surface covering the electronic components located below the display surface. The virtual cutout area may move in response to instructions received from the display module.

In all the embodiments described above, the display screen can be one of the following display types: different types of LCD screens, different types of AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) screens, Retina displays, bi-stable screens , such as EPD (electronic paper display, electronic ink).

The second display can be one of the following display types: different types of LCD screens, different types of AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) screens, Retina displays, bi-stable screens such as EPD (Electronic Paper Display) screen, electronic ink).

EPD screens can be black and white or grayscale or color.

The display screen can occupy more than 50%, more than 70%, more than 90%, or 100% of the first surface.

The second display screen can occupy more than 50%, more than 70%, more than 90%, or 100% of the second surface.

FIG. 13 shows the computer processing system of the mobile device shown in FIG. 1 .

As shown in FIG. 13 , the mobile device 2000 has a computer processor 2002 , a memory 2003 and a display module 2004 installed inside a casing 2001 of the mobile device 2000 . The display screen 2005 is configured to receive display instructions from the display module 2001 for positioning display data on the display surface 2006 of the display screen 2005 .

Computer processor 2002 is configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations of display module 2004 . Memory 2003 stores instructions to be executed by computer processor 2002 . After receiving display data to be displayed on display surface 2006 , computer processor 2002 addresses memory 2003 for instructions to be executed by computer processor 2002 . Computer processor 2002 is configured to retrieve instructions from memory 2003 to be executed. After the computer processor 2002 executes the instructions received from the memory 2003 , the computer processor 2002 provides display instructions to the display module 2004 , thereby performing one or more operations of the display module 2004 . Based on the display instruction received from the computer processor 2002 , the display module 2004 performs corresponding operations to display data on the display surface 2006 of the display screen 2005 . The data to be displayed on the display surface 2006 may be text data and/or picture data.

Alternatively, a mobile device may include more than one processor 2002 . Each processor 2002 is configured to retrieve instructions from the memory 2003 and execute the instructions, thereby performing one or more operations of the display module 2004 .

14 to 17 show alternative embodiments of the computer processing system of the mobile device shown in FIG. 13 .

As shown in FIG. 14 , the mobile device 2010 has a computer processor 2012 , a memory 2013 and a display module 2014 installed inside a casing 2011 of the mobile device 2010 . The display screen 2015 is configured to receive display instructions from the display module 2014 for positioning display data on the display surface 2016 of the display screen 2015 . The mobile device also includes a hardware button 2017. Hardware button 2017 is operatively connected to computer processor 2012 mounted inside housing 2011 .

As shown in FIG. 15 , the mobile device 2100 has a computer processor 2102 , a memory 2103 and a display module 2104 installed inside a casing 2101 of the mobile device 2100 . A display screen (not shown) is configured to receive display instructions from the display module 2104 for positioning display data on the display surface 2106 of the display screen. The mobile device 2100 also includes an imager lens 2107 located on the first surface and an imager device 2108 mounted inside the housing 2101 . Imager lens 2107 is operatively connected to imager device 2108 .

As shown in FIG. 16 , the mobile device 2200 has a computer processor 2202 , a memory 2203 and a display module 2204 installed inside a casing 2201 of the mobile device 2200 . A display screen (not shown) is configured to receive display instructions from the display module 2204 for positioning display data on the display surface 2206 of the display screen. The mobile device 2200 also includes a light source 2207 located on the first surface and a power source 2208 installed inside the housing 2201 . The light source 2207 is powered by a power supply 2208 .

As shown in FIG. 17 , the mobile device 2300 has a computer processor 2302 , a memory 2303 and a display module 2304 installed inside a casing 2301 of the mobile device 2300 . A display screen (not shown) is configured to receive display instructions from the display module 2304 for positioning display data on the display surface 2306 of the display screen. The mobile device 2200 also includes a light source on the first surface and a power supply 2308 mounted inside the housing 2301 . The light source 2307 is powered by a power supply 2308 . The light source is a flash device 2307 . Flash device 2307 is operatively connected to imager device 2309 mounted inside housing 2301 .

FIG. 18 shows the layer structure of the housing 201 of the mobile device 200 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 . The mobile device 200 has a housing 201 with a first surface 102 and a second surface 203 . The first surface 202 includes a display screen 204 and a support structure 205 on which the display screen 204 is mounted. The support structure 205 has holes 210 which are component locations for mounting electronic components 206 . The electronic component 206 is located within the peripheral boundary 207 of the display surface 208 of the display screen 204 on the first surface 202 . The display surface 208 has a cutout area 209 surrounding the electronic component 206 . The mobile device 200 also includes a touch screen layer 211 mounted over the display screen 204 . A portion 212 of the touch screen layer 211 is located above the physical cutout area 209 .

Referring to Figure 6, a mobile device 200 - in this case, by way of example only, a multi-display device - has a housing 201 for supporting a display 204 as a mobile device. It should be appreciated that the mobile device 200 can also be implemented as a multi-screen mobile device (e.g., a smart phone—see FIG. 2 ), a mobile device cover 801 (e.g., housing 99 ) with a display screen (see FIG. A mobile device with a display screen and connected to a device cover 801 that also has a display screen (see FIG. 12 ). Just for illustration, the following description of the display function of the display screen is made with reference to the mobile device 200 shown in FIG. 6 . It should also be considered that the display screen can be any type of display screen, for example, a non-bistable screen, such as but not limited to LCD, a bistable screen, such as but not limited to EPD, and the like. It should be appreciated that the display surface 208 of the display 204 is curved, as desired. The mobile device can also be a single screen mobile device, a single screen mobile device cover, a dual screen mobile device, a mobile device having a display screen connected to a device cover having another display screen, and the like.

Thus, the mobile device 200 has a housing 201 with a surface 202 and a display 204 on the surface 202 . The display screen 204 is configured to receive display instructions for positioning display data on a display surface 208 of the display screen 204 . The mobile device also has a computer processor 2002 mounted inside the housing 201 (see FIG. 13). The memory 2003 is installed inside the casing 201 and is used for storing instructions, which are executed by the computer processor 2002 to perform one or more operations of the display module 2004 and provide display instructions for the display screen 204 . Electronic components 206 (eg, camera lens, flash or other light source, etc.) are located on surface 202 within peripheral boundary 207 of display surface 208 . Thus, the display data is displayed on the display surface 208 contained within the peripheral boundary 207 as the outer display size of the display screen 204 . Additionally, a cutout area (eg, a physical cutout area) 209 within display surface 208 surrounds the mounting location of electronic component 206 on surface 202 . It should also be appreciated that the cutout area 209 may be a virtual cutout area 209 generated by the display module 204, as further described below. In the case of a virtual cutout area 209 , the position of the virtual cutout area 209 on the display surface 208 may change based on decisions made by the display module 2004 .

Referring again to FIG. 13 , when the instructions are executed by the computer processor 2002, one or more operations of the display module 2004 are performed to: receive display data in a first display format (eg, including display data defined within the cutout area 209); access location data for the physical cutout area 209 that defines the perimeter of the cutout for the physical cutout area 209 (e.g., the physical size of the cutout area 209 that defines where display data displayed on the display surface 208 will be absent); Using the location data, by repositioning a portion of the display data of the first display format into a location on the display surface 208 that is outside the periphery of the cutout (e.g., the size of the cutout area 209) , thereby reformatting the display data into a second display format (for example, omitting the display data in the cutout area 209), a part of the display data is determined to be located within the periphery of the cutout; and by the display module 2004 for The display screen 204 provides display instructions for the display data in the second display format, wherein the display module 2004 restricts the display data to be located in the physical cutout area 209 . It should be appreciated that a portion of the display data may include text data, picture data, and the like.

Alternatively, the instructions, when executed by the computer processor 2002, perform one or more operations of the display module 2004 to: receive display data in a first display format; access location data for a physical cutout area 209 that defines the physical Cutout periphery of cutout area 209; using said position data, said display data is reformatted into a second display format by deleting a portion of said display data of said first display format, a portion of said display data determined to be within the periphery of the cutout; and providing display instructions to the display screen 204 for the display data in the second display format.

Alternatively, when the instructions are executed by the computer processor 2002, one or more operations of the display module 2004 are performed to: use the location data, by relocating a portion of the display data to a location on the display surface 208 located at the location in a position within the periphery of the cutout, thereby reformatting the display data into a second display format; and providing display instructions for the display screen with respect to the display data in the second display format; wherein the shape of the periphery of the cutout is used as A portion of the design elements in the display (eg, picture) data is provided. For example, a design element may be a defined geometric shape positioned within a plurality of displayed data (eg, text, pictures, etc.). The defined geometric shape can be circular, square, triangular or any other desired shape. Additionally, a design element may be a defined geometric shape that is located within a plurality of geometric shapes that include display (eg, picture) data. Another example is that a computer processor (eg, a computer processor performing the functions of the display module 2004) can match the shape of the periphery of the cutout to the shape of a portion of the display data.

Alternatively, referring again to FIG. 13 , when the instructions are executed by the computer processor 2002, one or more operations of the display module 2004 are performed to: receive display data in a first display format (eg, including display data defined within the virtual cutout area 209 ); define location data for the virtual cutout area 209 that defines the perimeter of the cutout for the virtual cutout area 209 (e.g., a virtual size of the cutout area 209 that defines where a display displayed on the display surface 208 will be absent data); using the location data, by repositioning a portion of the display data in the first display format on the display surface 208 outside the periphery of the cutout (e.g., the size of the cutout area 209) , thereby reformatting the display data into a second display format (e.g., omitting display data in the cutout area 209), a portion of the display data is determined to be within the periphery of the cutout; and by displaying The module 2004 provides the display screen 204 with a display instruction for the display data in the second display format, wherein the display module 2004 restricts the display data to be located in the virtual cutout area 209 . It should be appreciated that a portion of the display data may include text data, picture data, and the like.

Alternatively, when the instructions are executed by the computer processor 2002, one or more operations of the display module 2004 are performed to: receive display data in a first display format; Cutout periphery of cutout area 209; using said position data, said display data is reformatted into a second display format by deleting a portion of said display data of said first display format, a portion of said display data determined to be within the periphery of the virtual cutout; and providing display instructions to the display screen 204 for the display data in the second display format.

Alternatively, when the instructions are executed by the computer processor 2002, one or more operations of the display module 2004 are performed to: use the virtual location data by relocating a portion of the display data to a location on the display surface 208 located at in a position within the periphery of the virtual cutout, thereby reformatting the display data into a second display format; and providing display instructions for the display screen with respect to the display data in the second display format; wherein the virtual cutout periphery The shape of is provided as part of a design element in display (eg, picture) data. For example, a design element may be a defined geometric shape positioned within a plurality of displayed data (eg, text, pictures, etc.). The defined geometric shape can be circular, square, triangular or any other desired shape. Additionally, a design element may be a defined geometric shape that is located within a plurality of geometric shapes that include display (eg, picture) data. Another example is that a computer processor (eg, a computer processor performing the functions of the display module 2004) can match the shape of the periphery of the cutout to the shape of a portion of the display data.

It should also be appreciated that a portion of the peripheral edge of cutout region 209 may overlap (eg, coincide with) a portion of peripheral boundary 209 of display surface 208 . Cutout regions 209 may be located on corners of display surface 208 . The location of the cutout area 209 may be located along a side of the display surface 208 (eg, between two corners of the display surface 208 ).

Referring to FIG. 19, the present invention provides a method 1000 for reformatting display data in a first format into display data in a second format. The method includes instructions. When the instructions are executed by a computer processor, the following steps are performed: : Step 1002, receiving the display data of the first display format to display on the display surface 208; Step 1004, selecting/identifying the position data of the virtual/physical cutout area 209, the position data defining the virtual/physical cutout area in the display surface 208 virtual/physical cutout periphery of cutout area 209; step 1006, using said location data, by repositioning a portion of said display data in said first display format to said display surface 208 located outside said cutout periphery outside the position, thereby reformatting the display data into the second display format, a portion of the display data is determined to be located within the periphery of the cutout; and step 1008, for the second display format The display data sends a display instruction to be displayed on the display surface 208 on the display screen 204 ; wherein the display module 2004 restricts the display data to be located in the cutout area.

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1. a mobile device, this mobile device has:

Shell, this shell has first surface and the second surface relative with described first surface;

Be positioned at the display screen on described first surface, this display screen is configured to receive idsplay order, and described idsplay order is locating and displaying data on the display surface at described display screen;

Be arranged on the computer processor of described enclosure;

Be arranged on described enclosure for storing the storer of instruction, described instruction is performed by described computer processor, thus performs one or more operations of display module, and described display module provides described idsplay order;

Be positioned at the electronic unit of the peripheral boundary of described display surface on the first surface; And

Physical cut region in described display surface, this physical cut region is positioned on described first surface around described electronic unit.

2. mobile device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said physical cut region is positioned on described first surface around the connector body as described electronic unit, and described connector body is for receiving the connector plug of the peripherals of described mobile device.

3. mobile device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said connector body is earphone jack.

4. mobile device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said physical cut region is positioned on described first surface around the imager camera lens as described electronic unit, and described imager camera lens may be operably coupled to the imager device being arranged on described enclosure.

5. mobile device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said physical cut region is positioned on described first surface around the light source as described electronic unit, and described light source is by being arranged on the Power supply of described enclosure.

6. mobile device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said light source is flash unit, and this flash unit may be operably coupled to the imager device being arranged on described enclosure.

7. mobile device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said physical cut region is positioned on described first surface around the hardware button as described electronic unit, and described hardware button may be operably coupled to the described computer processor being arranged on described enclosure.

8. mobile device as claimed in claim 1, it comprises the first surface for curved surface further, and described display surface meets the curvature of the curved surface of described first surface thus.

9. mobile device as claimed in claim 8, it comprises the shell being configured so that the position of described first surface is relative with the described second place further, and described shell has one or more 3rd surfaces between described first surface and described second surface.

10. mobile device as claimed in claim 8, it comprises the shell being configured so that the position of described first surface is relative with the described second place further, and first surface and described second surface contact with each other along at least one side of described shell.

11. mobile device as claimed in claim 10, the degree of the curvature of wherein said curved surface in the first surface region of contiguous described contact portion is than large with the degree of the curvature in described contact site separated second surface region.

12. mobile devices as claimed in claim 11, wherein said second surface region is positioned at the centre of described display surface.

13. mobile devices as claimed in claim 10, wherein said shell comprises described first surface as the first housing face-plate and described second surface as second housing panel, described first housing face-plate and described second housing panel are connected to each other to form described inside thus, and described display screen is described first housing face-plate.

14. mobile device as claimed in claim 13, the degree of the curvature of wherein said curved surface in the first surface region of contiguous described contact portion is than large with the degree of the curvature in described contact site separated second surface region.

15. mobile devices as claimed in claim 14, wherein said second surface region is positioned at the centre of described display surface.

16. mobile devices as claimed in claim 15, it comprises the display surface of the whole panel surface that occupies described first housing face-plate amasss 90 percent further.

17. mobile devices as claimed in claim 8, it comprises first surface further, and this first surface comprises:

Described display screen;

Supporting construction, the first display screen is arranged in described supporting construction; And

For installing the component locations of described electronic unit in described supporting construction.

18. mobile devices as claimed in claim 17, wherein said component locations is the hole in described supporting mechanism.

19. mobile devices as claimed in claim 17, it comprises first surface further, and this first surface comprises the touch screen layer be arranged on described display screen.

20. mobile devices as claimed in claim 1, this mobile device comprises the touch screen layer be arranged on described display screen further.

21. mobile devices as described in claim 19 or 20, a part for wherein said touch screen layer is positioned at described physical cut overlying regions.

22. mobile devices as claimed in claim 1, this mobile device also comprises described instruction, when described instruction is performed by described computer processor, performs one or more operations of described display module, thus:

Receive the described display data of the first display format;

Access the position data in described physical cut region, the otch that described position data limits described physical cut region is peripheral;

Use described position data, the position be arranged in outside described otch periphery on described display surface is repositioned onto by a part for the described display data by described first display format, thus described display data are reformatted as described second display format, a part for described display data is confirmed as being positioned at described otch periphery; And

Described display data for described second display format provide described idsplay order to described display screen;

Wherein said display module limits described display data and is arranged in described physical cut region.

23. mobile devices as claimed in claim 22, a part for wherein said display data comprises text data.

24. mobile devices as claimed in claim 1, this mobile device also comprises described instruction, when described instruction is performed by described computer processor, performs one or more operations of described display module, thus:

Receive the described display data of the first display format;

Access the position data in described physical cut region, the otch that described position data limits described physical cut region is peripheral;

Use described position data, by deleting a part for the described display data of described first display format, thus described display data are reformatted as second display format, a part for described display data is confirmed as being positioned at described otch periphery; And

Described display data for described second display format provide described idsplay order to described display screen.

25. mobile devices as claimed in claim 24, a part for wherein said display data comprises image data.

26. mobile devices as claimed in claim 25, this mobile device also comprises described instruction, when described instruction is performed by described computer processor, performs one or more operations of described display module, thus:

Using described position data, by a part for described display data being repositioned onto the position be arranged within described otch periphery on described display surface, thus described display data being reformatted as described second display format; And

Described display data for described second display format provide described idsplay order to described display screen;

The shape of wherein said incision tract is provided as a part for the design element in described image data.

27. mobile devices as claimed in claim 26, wherein said design element is the geometric configuration limited, and the geometric configuration of this restriction is positioned at and multiplely shows text.

28. mobile devices as claimed in claim 27, the geometric configuration of wherein said restriction is circular.

29. mobile devices as claimed in claim 26, wherein said design element is the geometric configuration limited, and the geometric configuration of this restriction is positioned at multiple geometric configuration comprising image data.

30. mobile devices as claimed in claim 26, this mobile device also comprises described instruction, when described instruction is performed by described computer processor, perform one or more operations of described display module, thus: the shape of mating the shape of described otch periphery and a part for described display data.

31. mobile devices as claimed in claim 1, wherein said display screen is bistable state screen.

32. mobile devices as claimed in claim 1, this mobile device also comprises described display screen as the first display screen and the second display screen be positioned on described second surface, is provided by described mobile device as multi-screen equipment.

The 33. 1 kinds of methods display data of the first form being reformatted as the display data of the second form, the method comprises instruction, when described instruction is performed by computer processor:

The display receiving described first display format shows according to this on a display surface;

The position data in access physical cut region, the otch that described position data limits the physical cut region in described display surface is peripheral;

Use described position data, the position be arranged in outside described otch periphery on described display surface is repositioned onto by a part for the described display data by described first display format, thus described display data are reformatted as described second display format, a part for described display data is confirmed as being positioned at described otch periphery; And

Described display data for described second display format send idsplay order, so that display surface on a display screen to show;

Wherein said display module limits described display data and is arranged in described physical cut region.

The 34. 1 kinds of methods display data of the first form being reformatted as the display data of the second form, the method comprises instruction, when described instruction is performed by computer processor:

The display receiving the first display format shows according to this on a display surface;

Access the position data in described physical cut region, the otch that described position data limits the physical cut region in described display surface is peripheral;

Use described position data, by deleting a part for the described display data of described first display format, thus described display data are reformatted as second display format, a part for described display data is confirmed as being positioned at described otch periphery; And

Described display data for described second display format send idsplay order, so that display surface on a display screen to show.

35. methods as claimed in claim 34, a part for wherein said display data comprises image data.

36. methods as claimed in claim 35, it also comprises described instruction, when described instruction is performed by described computer processor, performs one or more operations of described display module, thus:

Using described position data, by a part for described display data being repositioned onto the position be arranged within described otch periphery on described display surface, thus described display data being reformatted as described second display format; And

Described display data for described second display format provide described idsplay order to described display screen;

The shape of wherein said incision tract is provided as a part for the design element in described image data.

37. methods as claimed in claim 36, wherein said design element is the geometric configuration limited, and the geometric configuration of this restriction is positioned at multiple text data shown.

38. methods as claimed in claim 37, the geometric configuration of wherein said restriction is circular, square, triangle.

39. methods as claimed in claim 36, wherein said design element is the geometric configuration limited, and the geometric configuration of this restriction is positioned at multiple geometric configuration comprising image data.

40. methods as claimed in claim 36, it also comprises described instruction, when described instruction is performed by described computer processor, perform one or more operations of described display module, thus: the shape of mating the shape of described otch periphery and a part for described display data.

41. 1 kinds of mobile device shells, this mobile device shell has:

Closure outer shell, this closure outer shell has first surface and the second surface relative with described first surface;

Be positioned at the display screen on described first surface, this display screen is configured to receive idsplay order, and described idsplay order is locating and displaying data on the display surface at described display screen;

Be positioned at the electronic unit of the peripheral boundary of described display surface on the first surface; And

Physical cut region in described display surface, this physical cut region is positioned on described first surface around described electronic unit.

42. device housings as claimed in claim 41, wherein said closure outer shell is provided with machine element, described machine element comprises one or more processor, and the described machine element of installation is configured to be electrically connected with the one or more machine elements stated being attached in closure outer shell of mobile device or communicate to connect.

43. device housings as claimed in claim 42, wherein said display screen is EPD screen.

44. 1 kinds of mobile devices, this mobile device has:

There is the shell on surface;

Be positioned at the display screen on described surface, this display screen is configured to receive idsplay order, and described idsplay order is locating and displaying data on the display surface at described display screen;

Be arranged on the computer processor of described enclosure;

Be arranged on described enclosure for storing the storer of instruction, described instruction is performed by described computer processor, thus performs one or more operations of display module, and described display module provides described idsplay order;

Be positioned at the electronic unit of the peripheral boundary of described display surface on said surface; And

Virtual incision tract in described display surface, this virtual incision tract is positioned on described surface around the position that display module is selected in described peripheral boundary.

45. mobile devices as claimed in claim 1, a part for the described peripheral boundary of wherein said incision tract is overlapping with a part for the described peripheral boundary of described display surface.

46. mobile devices as claimed in claim 1, wherein said display surface fills whole shell.

47. mobile devices as claimed in claim 1, this mobile device also comprises the second display screen be connected with one or more described computer processor.

48. mobile devices as claimed in claim 1, wherein said shell does not have visible button.

49. mobile devices as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mobile device is phone cover.

50. mobile devices as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mobile device is mobile device.

51. mobile devices as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mobile device is the phone cover be connected with mobile device.

The 52. 1 kinds of methods display data of the first form being reformatted as the display data of the second form, the method comprises instruction, when described instruction is performed by computer processor:

The display receiving described first display format shows according to this on a display surface;

Select the position data of virtual incision tract, the virtual otch that described position data limits the virtual incision tract in described display surface is peripheral;

Use described position data, the position be arranged in outside described virtual otch periphery on described display surface is repositioned onto by a part for the described display data by described first display format, thus described display data are reformatted as described second display format, a part for described display data is confirmed as being positioned at described virtual otch periphery; And

Described display data for described second display format send idsplay order, so that display surface on a display screen to show;

Wherein said display module limits described display data and is arranged in described virtual incision tract.

The 53. 1 kinds of methods display data of the first form being reformatted as the display data of the second form, the method comprises instruction, when described instruction is performed by computer processor:

The display receiving the first display format shows according to this on a display surface;

Select the position data of virtual incision tract, the virtual otch that described position data limits the virtual incision tract in described display surface is peripheral;

Using described position data, by deleting a part for the described display data of described first display format, thus described display data being reformatted as second display format, a part for described display data is confirmed as being positioned at described virtual otch periphery; And

Described display data for described second display format send idsplay order, so that display surface on a display screen to show.